Thought, saturated in opinions, loses direction and wanders down a dead end road. Opinionated attitudes automatically dismiss, or withdraw from, advancing good ideas. However, thought committed to a spiritual truth will not only make progressive decisions, but also act on them. Christian Science-a subject inordinately attached to opinions debating whether or not a person can go to a doctor-is given an expanded view in this article. Spiritual truths are presented, which ultimately predominate over opinions. Deep-seated opinions are misleading, distracting, and tiresome. Spiritual truths allow people to make practical, informed, and better conclusions concerning their world, their well-being, and faith.
Christian Science is a metaphysical science. It does not dictate a certain human lifestyle. It does not prescribe particular opinions or behaviors. And, no matter how habituated humans are to believe otherwise, Christian Science does not tell a person whether or not to go to a doctor. Christian Science involves spiritual growth: an ever-increasing understanding of God; advancement in a Christ-like attitude; progress in the practice of self-control, healing, philanthropy, and honesty. Spiritual growth leads people, including doctors, to make better decisions regarding health care.
A major point in Christian Science is to work out our deliverance from problems with God, Spirit. Working out our salvation with Truth is an on-going process, and Christian Science does not assume we human beings can automatically be so spiritual that we do not need temporal help. It also does not maintain a power other than God, to create a fear of temporal assistance. To understand our way out of the flesh is a requirement. It requires patience, persistence, and respect. Any thinking that Christian Science must, or can, insist on healing with our without doctors, is warped by human opinions.
Sadly, human opinions constantly demand attention, deterring us from working out our salvation with God, Truth. Whether the opinions are vulnerable or arrogant, they are usually immoderate, uninformed, and ridiculous. The fact is, less intrusive and more permanent healing is possible, undoubtedly supported by Christian Science, but it takes increased spirituality, understanding, honesty, unity, and effort.
There is also the obstacle of personal experience to swerve people off the point of spirituality. Our human experiences, sometimes good or sometimes bad, are not reliable reference points for making conclusions. Human beings have too little data in their brain to fully understand anything outside of their private memory chip. An opinion (or a chemical drug), that is meaningful for one person may be detrimental to another person. However, no matter what our career or profession, Christian Science acknowledges God-acknowledges Christ-spirit embracing and inspiring human consciousness in a way that is best for each individual-as willing and able to produce genuine improvement.
I can give an almost comic example of how human experience misses the point.
A couple of months ago, my husband and I moved into a rental house. It basically needed major cleaning, so we started scrubbing, scouring, and mowing down overgrown weeds. I do not remember why, but my husband mentioned that there were 2 dishes on the roof. I rolled my eyes; nothing was surprising me anymore at this rental house. But, reading my mind, my husband said, "Cheryl, Satellite dishes, for TV." We laughed. I was thinking dinner plates. A satellite dish did not even occur to me because we haven't had TV reception for over 20 years. TV is a small part of my experience. My definition of a "dish" is a dinner plate.
If the definition of Christian Science comes across as a group of people who do not go to doctors, it is not the correct definition, not the point. It is an opinion, undocumented speculation. Spotlighting opinions relating to whether or not someone can or should go to a doctor distorts the milieu and misses the purpose of Christian Science.
The two words, Christian Science, are only a human term for the spiritual truth of a law of good, interpreting harmony, and promoting goodness in consciousness, thereby producing goodness in humanity, including doctors!
The force of Christian Science can no longer be hijacked by misinterpretation. It cannot be in the clutches of people who divert and bewilder with hard-core or ignorant opinions. Christian Science does not belong to a church and cannot be limited to pointless debate.
Divine Science, another term for Christian Science, is universal, timeless, metaphysical, impartial. It is a filter-filtering out opinions-through which human beings can look to find the best answer for the question at hand. Divine Science epitomizes spiritual truths. Answers based on spiritual truth are valuable, available to all people. Every individual is unbrokenly connected to God, to spiritual understanding, and progressive goodness.
Cheryl Petersen revised a textbook on Christian Science written in the 19th century by Mary Baker Eddy. Her book, 21st Century Science and Health, the first English updated revision is found online at http://www.HealingScienceToday.com
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